South Africa

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 25, 2015

Saturday Profile of Mmusi Maimane, first black man elected to head Democratic Alliance, South African political party long affiliated with white people; Maimane has made it his mission to defeat African National Congress, party that has governed South Africa since apartheid ended in 1994. MORE

Jul. 23, 2015

Three-nation clinical trial determines that taking antiretroviral drug Truvada protected 76 percent of young, South African women from contracting HIV; previous prevention studies in African women failed after women threw out or failed to take medication; research was funded by National Institutes of Health. MORE

Jul. 15, 2015

Retired South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is admitted to Cape Town hospital for treatment of a persistent infection. MORE

Jun. 26, 2015

South African government issues report on 2012 killing of 34 striking miners in Marikana area, attributing deaths to failure of national police force to restrain its officers; Pres Jacob G Zuma delivers televised address before release of report, which largely exonerated senior members of African National Congress government. MORE

Jun. 21, 2015

Thulisile Madonsela, South Africa's first female public protector, is carrying out effort to root out corruption at highest levels of government two decades after fall of Apartheid. MORE

Jun. 16, 2015

South African authorities allow Sudanese Pres Omar Hassan al-Bashir to fly home after African Union meeting despite longstanding arrest warrant in International Criminal Court for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; plane departs before South Africa's High Court rules that government is legally required to arrest him. MORE

Jun. 16, 2015

News Analysis; South Africa's refusal to arrest Sudanese Pres Omar Hassan al-Bashir on International Criminal Court warrant points out limitations of justice system that has no enforcement capability; move also illustrates ways in which member states use court to advance political interests. MORE

Jun. 15, 2015

Pres Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, finds himself unable to leave South Africa following order from nation's High Court; ICC calls on South Africa to arrest Bashir, who has been extremely cautious in his travels since indictment was handed down in 2009; whether or not South Africa proceeds with arrest could determine long-term influence of ICC. MORE

Jun. 9, 2015

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison for good behavior and be placed under house arrest, after serving 10 months of five-year prison sentence; Pistorius was found guilty of manslaughter in death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. MORE

Jun. 1, 2015

South African Football Assn president Danny Jordaan acknowledges that his country paid out $10 million in 2008 but denies that money was part of bribe to FIFA for 2010 World Cup; other soccer news noted. MORE

May. 11, 2015

South Africa's liberal opposition Democratic Alliance party elects Mmusi Maimane as its first black leader in effort to broaden party's appeal; South Africa has been dominated by governing party since country's first all-race elections in 1994. MORE

Apr. 28, 2015

In Transit blog; Nelson Mandela's residence in South Africa's Shambala Private Game Reserve is now available for travelers to rent by the night. MORE

Apr. 22, 2015

South Africa sends troops to areas suffering rise in anti-immigrant attacks that have killed seven people, including Johannesburg; government has been criticized for lax response to violence. MORE

Apr. 21, 2015

South African Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini attempts to distance himself from xenophobic comments he made that authorities say spurred wave of attacks on immigrants. MORE

Apr. 18, 2015

South African police attempt to defuse wave of violence against immigrants from other African nations, who some have accused of stealing their jobs; four immigrants have been killed in unrest, which has spread across country fueled by xenophobic comments of traditional Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini. MORE

Apr. 9, 2015

University of Cape Town in South Africa decides to remove statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes following protests that statue represents institutional racism. MORE

Apr. 3, 2015

Profile of Trevor Noah, South African comic who has been chosen to succeed Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily Show; Noah's comedic sensibility, known for its fearlessness, has been shaped by his mixed-race background and his home country's apartheid legacy. MORE

Mar. 14, 2015

Op-Ed article by author and poet Antjie Krog reflects on furor surrounding parole of Eugene de Kock, South Africa's most notorious apartheid-era assassin, from jail after 20 years in prison; notes de Kock has publicly expressed regret over his actions, and help he has given to victims' families complicates image of man as sociopath; suggests he is problem for South African society because he presents capacity of evil man to change. MORE

Mar. 8, 2015

South African news parody show Late Nite News With Loyiso Gola tackles controversial subjects evenhandedly and gives black comedians opportunity to express dissatisfaction with government. MORE

Feb. 18, 2015

Conflict has arisen between United States and South Africa over tariffs that South Africa is placing on American chicken imports, leading some US officials to threaten South Africa's inclusion in Group of 20 trade partnership. MORE

Jan. 31, 2015

South African death-squad leader Eugene de Kock, who was convicted in 1996 for crimes committed during apartheid era, is granted parole in move toward reconciliation; many feel he does not deserve mercy but authorities say he has cooperated in investigations and that he has shown remorse; release date is not made public. MORE

Jan. 25, 2015

Sarah Khan Frugal Traveler column on visiting laid-back areas of South Africa on a budget. MORE

Jan. 23, 2015

Protests and looting break out in Soweto area of Johannesburg, leading to 70 arrests, after foreign shopkeeper is accused of shooting and killing 14-year-old boy who was reportedly trying to rob shop. MORE

Jan. 11, 2015

Op-Ed article by Sisonke Msimang, columnist for The Daily Maverick, observes that remarkable progress made by women in Africa has been accompanied by forceful backlash from cross-section of society; warns that backlash has started to become organized, expressing itself in decency legislation and public bullying of women; notes that in her native South Africa, women's movements have been successful in beating back attempts to undermine women's progress. MORE

Dec. 14, 2014

Rangers in South Africa kill three poachers in Kruger National Park, where two-thirds of nation's poaching deaths of rhinos occurred in 2014; demand for rhino horn is surging in parts of Asia where it is seen as status symbol and cure for illness. MORE

Dec. 11, 2014

South African prosecutors win right to appeal acquittal of Oscar Pistorius on charges of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. MORE

Dec. 9, 2014

Judge Jeanette Traverso acquits British businessman Shrien Dewani, who was accused of arranging for his wife Anni Dewani to be murdered on their honeymoon in Cape Town in 2010. MORE

Dec. 6, 2014

South Africa commemorates one year anniversary of death of Nelson Mandela, its first black president; country seems to cling to his memory as an antidote to intractable challenges of land whose leaders stand accused of corruption and failure to provide jobs and basic services for millions of impoverished people. MORE

Nov. 30, 2014

Nov. 12, 2014

South African police consolidate series of local graft investigations against Pres Jacob G Zuma, who has been hounded by political opposition over the use of public funds in enhancing his $23 million personal homestead; police say shift came after pressure from the opposition Democratic Alliance and other adversaries of Zuma. MORE

Nov. 11, 2014

Conrad Koch, South African ventriloquist, says that he will challenge court order intended to silence his puppet; Koch denies allegations that message from Twitter account of the puppet criticizing singer Steve Hofmeyr amounted to hate speech. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

South African state prosecutors begin legal proceedings to appeal the conviction and 'shockingly light' sentence handed down to track star Oscar Pistorious for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp; Pistorius was acquitted of murder charges but convicted of culpable homicide. MORE

Oct. 28, 2014

South African state prosecutors say that they plan to appeal conviction and sentence handed down to track star Oscar Pistorious. MORE

Oct. 28, 2014

National Union Metalworkers of South Africa, country's biggest labor union, says it will break with the governing African National Congress and form new socialist political party; move deals blow to coalition of labor and political forces that has dominated country since formal end of apartheid in 1994. MORE

Oct. 22, 2014

South African Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa sentences track star Oscar Pistorius to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp; defense team notes law requires him to serve only 10 months before he can be placed under house arrest, interpretation disputed by legal experts. MORE

Oct. 19, 2014

Op-Ed article by writer Eve Fairbanks describes observing how South African black students' dissatisfaction with historically white college grew as their access to the school grew; notes that similar phenomenon is occurring in America, with minority students feeling more uncomfortable even as they have a larger presence in universities. MORE

Oct. 18, 2014

Lawyer for Oscar Pistorius makes impassioned plea to keep South African track star out of prison for killing his girlfriend; prosecution counters with a demand that he be sent to prison for minimum of 10 years. MORE

Oct. 16, 2014

Third day of sentencing hearings for Oscar Pistorius are overshadowed by disclosures that he had been making monthly payments to family of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, after shooting her to death in Feb 2013; news of the transactions are disclosed by probation officer testifying for the defense. MORE

Oct. 14, 2014

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius returns to court as his lawyers begin new struggle with prosecutors over severity of sentence he should face for his conviction of culpable homicide in shooting death of his girlfriend in 2013. MORE

Oct. 9, 2014

South African man convicted of murdering a woman on her honeymoon in Cape Town, testifies that the woman’s husband had organized the killing; appears at the trial of Shrien Dewani, businessman who was charged with murdering his wife after fighting extradition from Britain for years. MORE

Sep. 14, 2014

Serge Schmemann Quick History column reflects on events of the week, including thirteen anniversary of 9/11 attacks, Pres Obama's announcement of expansion of military airstrikes against Islamic State militants and guilty verdict in murder trial of Oscar Pistorius. MORE

Sep. 13, 2014

South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius is convicted of culpable homicide in shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, after being pronounced not guilty of murder the day before; many South Africans find it hard to understand verdict, with some saying it is too light. MORE

Sep. 12, 2014

Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa finds Oscar Pistorius not murder in the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp but raises the prospect of a homicide charge; Pistorius could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty of culpable homicide. MORE

Sep. 7, 2014

Monthlong festival at Carnegie Hall is set to commemorate 20 years since end of apartheid with music of South Africa. MORE

Sep. 6, 2014

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is denied visa by South African government to attend Nobel peace conference in Cape Town. MORE

Aug. 30, 2014

South African court finds four men guilty of trying to kill exiled critic of Rwandan Pres Paul Kagame, Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, in case that has strained diplomatic ties between the countries. MORE

Aug. 26, 2014

South Africa's high rate of success in combating the AIDS epidemic in recent years is threatened as United States program President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief prepares to move its resources to poorer countries; plan, instituted in 2003 under Pres George W Bush, poured more than $3 billion into country, allowing it to make enormous strides in fighting the virus. MORE

Aug. 13, 2014

Pallo Jordan, veteran anti-apartheid politician and leading South African intellectual, resigns from Parliament following newspaper report that he lied about his academic credentials; Jordan, who used Dr titled but lacked PhD, issues apology to African National Congress and to nation. MORE

Aug. 10, 2014

Remains of Nat Nakasa, black South African writer who was exiled to New York after railing against injustices of apartheid, are being returned to his home country nearly half century after his death in 1964. MORE

Aug. 9, 2014

Defense concludes its arguments in murder trial of South African amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius, with his lawyers arguing that his killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was tragic mistake. MORE

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